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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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